HTML Essentials

Name: HTML Essentials
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ISBN: 9780763816551

ISBN-10: 0763816558

ISBN-13: 9780763816551

Edition: 2003

Authors: Steven E. Callihan

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List price: $29.26
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: EMC/Paradigm Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Preface
HTML Is for Everyone	p. ix
Graduated Learning Process	p. ix
Special Features	p. ix
What This Book Covers	p. x
Standards-Based Instruction	p. xi
Software Requirements	p. xii
About the Author	p. xii
Introduction
What Is the Internet?	p. 1
The ARPAnet	p. 1
A Network of Networks	p. 2
TCP/IP	p. 2
The Client-Server Model	p. 5
What Is the World Wide Web?	p. 7
The Inventor of the Web: Tim Berners-Lee	p. 7
The Universal Medium	p. 8
The Original Purpose of the Web	p. 8
The World Wide Web Consortium	p. 9
Basic Web Protocols	p. 10
What Is HTML?	p. 12
HTML Documents Are ASCII Files	p. 12
HTML Is Not a Proprietary Format	p. 12
HTML Is a Markup Language	p. 13
HTML Is a Client-Side Application	p. 14
What Is Hypertext?	p. 15
How Did HTML Evolve?	p. 17
The Original Version of HTML	p. 17
HTML 2.0	p. 17
Vendor Extensions to HTML	p. 18
HTML 3.2	p. 18
HTML 4	p. 19
XML and XHTML	p. 20
The Importance of Web Standards	p. 21
Related Web Technologies	p. 22
Creating a Basic Web Page	p. 3
Using the Example Files	p. 3
Downloading the Example Files	p. 3
Creating a Working Folder or a Working Disk	p. 4
Creating a Working Folder	p. 4
Creating a Working Disk	p. 5
Understanding the Basics	p. 5
Tags, Elements, and Attributes	p. 5
Container Elements	p. 5
Empty Elements	p. 6
Block and Inline Elements	p. 6
Nesting and Overlapping	p. 6
Attributes and Attribute Values	p. 7
Case-Insensitivity	p. 7
Case Example: Creating a Personal Web Page	p. 7
Running Your Text Editor	p. 8
Starting Your Page	p. 9
Starting with the Top-Level Elements	p. 9
Creating a Title for Your Page	p. 9
Saving a Starting Template	p. 10
Adding a Level-One Heading	p. 12
Previewing Your Work	p. 12
Previewing Your HTML Document in Your Browser	p. 13
Hopping between Your Text Editor and Your Browser	p. 14
Stopping and Restarting Your Work	p. 14
Writing an Introductory Paragraph	p. 14
Spacing, Tabs, and Returns	p. 15
Inserting Comments	p. 16
Creating a Hypertext Link	p. 17
Adding a New Section	p. 19
Creating a Bulleted List	p. 21
Creating a Link List	p. 22
Linking Etiquette	p. 23
Horizontally Aligning Headings, Paragraphs, and Divisions	p. 25
Using the ALIGN Attribute	p. 25
Using the DIV Element	p. 26
Inserting an Inline Image	p. 26
Horizontally Aligning an Inline Image	p. 27
Using the CENTER Element	p. 28
Including Alternative Text	p. 28
Specifying an Image's Height and Width	p. 30
Creating an Address Block	p. 30
Inserting a Line Break	p. 31
Adding a Horizontal Rule	p. 32
Linking to Your E-Mail Address	p. 32
Horizontally Aligning Your Address Block	p. 33
Including Other Items in the Address Block	p. 34
Chapter Summary	p. 35
Working with Online Documents	p. 39
Using the Example Files	p. 39
Case Example: Formatting an Online Academic Paper	p. 40
Opening an HTML File in Your Text Editor	p. 40
Saving and Previewing Your HTML File	p. 41
Declaring the Document Type	p. 41
Understanding Conformance Levels	p. 41
Understanding DocType Switching	p. 42
Adding a DocType Declaration	p. 43
Using META Elements	p. 43
Specifying the Document's Character Set	p. 43
Including a Description and Keyword List	p. 44
Adding Inline Highlighting	p. 45
Using the I and B Elements	p. 45
Using the EM and the STRONG Elements	p. 46
Creating Bold Italic Highlighting	p. 47
Using Underlining	p. 48
Working with Quotations	p. 49
Nesting Paragraphs in Block Quotes	p. 50
Nesting Other Block Elements in Block Quotes	p. 50
Marking Revisions	p. 51
Using the DEL and INS Elements	p. 51
Striking Out Text	p. 52
Creating Footnotes and Endnotes	p. 52
Superscripting Note Numbers	p. 53
Creating Hypertext Footnote Links	p. 54
Creating a Destination Anchor	p. 54
Creating a Footnote Link	p. 54
Creating a Return Link	p. 55
Creating a Footnote Separator Line	p. 57
Creating Endnote Links	p. 60
Inserting a Copyright Symbol	p. 62
Case Example: Creating a Frequently Asked Questions Page	p. 64
Creating a Document Menu	p. 65
Creating the Menu Links	p. 65
Inserting the Destination Anchors	p. 66
Creating Return Links	p. 67
Making Bigger and Smaller Text	p. 68
Making Text Bigger	p. 68
Making Text Smaller	p. 69
Using Numbered Lists	p. 70
Creating Multi-Level Numbered Lists	p. 71
Adding Vertical Spacing between List Items	p. 72
Inserting the Registered and Trademark Symbols	p. 74
Using Monospaced Text	p. 75
Chapter Summary	p. 79
Working with Fonts, Colors, and Backgrounds	p. 85
Using the Example Files	p. 85
Case Example: Updating the Appearance of a Personal Web Page	p. 86
Changing Font Sizes	p. 86
Using Absolute Font Sizes	p. 86
Using Relative Font Sizes	p. 88
Changing the Base Font Size	p. 90
Changing the Font Face	p. 90
Understanding Font Realities	p. 90
Specifying a Single Font Face	p. 91
Specifying a Font List	p. 92
Specifying a Generic Font-Family Name	p. 94
Using Sans Serif and Serif Fonts	p. 95
Working with Colors	p. 96
Using Color Names	p. 96
Using Hexadecimal RGB Codes	p. 98
Using Web-Safe Colors	p. 100
Setting Text, Link, and Background Colors	p. 101
Using a Background Image	p. 102
Displaying a Background Image	p. 103
Creating Your Own Background Images	p. 103
Controlling Fonts, Colors, and Backgrounds Using Styles	p. 104
Understanding Why the FONT and BASEFONT Elements Are Deprecated	p. 106
Changing Font Sizes Using Styles	p. 106
Setting Font Sizes Using Pixels	p. 106
Setting Font Sizes Using Ems	p. 108
Setting Font Sizes Using the SPAN Element	p. 109
Understanding Compatibility Issues with Font Sizes Using Ems	p. 111
Specifying Font Families Using Styles	p. 114
Using Styles and the FONT Element Together	p. 115
Quoting Font-Family Names that Include Spaces	p. 115
Setting Colors Using Styles	p. 115
Setting Text, Link, and Background Colors Using Styles	p. 116
Setting a Background Image Using a Style	p. 118
Specifying a Background Image	p. 118
Using Other Background Properties	p. 120
Creating Rollover Links	p. 121
Turning Link Underlining Off	p. 121
Using Downloadable Fonts	p. 122
Chapter Summary	p. 124
Working with Images and Other Media	p. 129
Using the Example Files	p. 129
Case Example: Creating a Report with Floating Images	p. 130
Floating Images	p. 131
Flowing Text around a Left-Aligned Image	p. 132
Setting Horizontal Spacing	p. 132
Flowing Text around a Right-Aligned Image	p. 133
Flowing Text between Two Images	p. 134
Overlapping Floating Images	p. 135
Practicing Using Floating Images	p. 136
Viewing Images	p. 137
Case Example: Creating an Online Picture Gallery	p. 138
Creating a Flowing Left-Right Gallery Layout	p. 138
Floating the Gallery Images	p. 139
Creating Image Links	p. 140
Controlling Link Targets	p. 141
Turning Off an Image Link's Border	p. 142
Using Rules, Banners, and Buttons	p. 143
Using Graphic Rules	p. 143
Using a Transparent Banner Image	p. 144
Using Navigation Icons and Button Links	p. 145
Finding Images on the Web	p. 146
Creating Your Own Web Images	p. 146
Determining which Format: GIF or JPEG?	p. 146
Creating GIF Images	p. 148
Using the Web-Safe Color Palette	p. 148
Creating an Optimized Color Palette	p. 148
Using Transparent GIF Images	p. 149
Using Interlaced GIF Images	p. 151
Using JPEG Images	p. 151
Using Other Image Formats	p. 153
Using Animations	p. 154
Using GIF Animations	p. 154
Using Other Animations	p. 156
Adding Sound	p. 157
Embedding Audio Files	p. 157
Playing an Audio File Automatically in the Background	p. 157
Playing an Audio File Automatically in the Foreground	p. 158
Using the NOEMBED Element	p. 159
Specifying a Play-In Page	p. 159
Using the OBJECT Element to Insert Audio Files	p. 160
Playing an Audio File Automatically in the Foreground	p. 160
Playing an Audio File Automatically in the Background	p. 161
Handling Earlier Browsers	p. 161
Choosing Audio Formats	p. 162
Adding Video	p. 162
Using the EMBED Element to Insert a Video	p. 162
Using the OBJECT Element to Insert a Video	p. 164
Understanding Copyright Issues	p. 164
Chapter Summary	p. 166
Working with Tables	p. 171
Using the Example Files	p. 171
Case Example: Formatting a Worksheet	p. 171
Formatting Tabular Data as Preformatted Text	p. 172
Formatting Tabular Data Using an HTML Table	p. 176
Creating the Basic Table	p. 176
Controlling the Table Border	p. 178
Controlling Spacing and Padding	p. 179
Setting Table Width and Alignment	p. 181
Horizontally Aligning Cell Contents	p. 182
Setting Column Widths	p. 182
Spanning Columns and Rows	p. 184
Vertically Aligning Cell Contents	p. 185
Using HTML to Control Table Appearance	p. 185
Controlling Font Characteristics	p. 186
Displaying a Background Color behind the Table	p. 187
Displaying Background Colors behind Rows and Cells	p. 188
Displaying Background Images in Tables	p. 189
Using Styles to Control Table Appearance	p. 190
Alerting Netscape 4 Users	p. 191
Changing Fonts and Colors	p. 192
Controlling the Appearance of Row Groups	p. 193
Turning Off Spacing between Cells	p. 194
Controlling the Appearance of Columns	p. 195
Setting Display Characteristics of Specific Rows and Cells	p. 197
Adding Borders to the Table	p. 198
Case Example: Creating Floating Figure Captions	p. 199
Case Example: Creating Indented Icon Link Lists	p. 202
Creating an Icon Link List Using a Table	p. 202
Creating an Icon Link List Using Styles	p. 204
Creating an Icon Link List Using Floating Bullet Icons	p. 205
Case Example: Formatting an Online Resume	p. 206
Case Example: Creating a Two-Column Layout	p. 209
Using a Spacer Image	p. 210
Creating a Sidebar Menu	p. 211
Varying the Padding Amounts	p. 212
Creating a Seamless Table Layout	p. 214
Removing the Page Margins	p. 214
Adding a Seamless Background	p. 214
Getting the Rollover Links to Work	p. 215
Chapter Summary	p. 217
Working with Multi-Page Web Sites	p. 221
Using the Example Files	p. 221
Case Example: Creating a Framed Web Site	p. 221
Creating Frame Page Layouts	p. 222
Creating a Two-Column Frame Page	p. 222
Creating the Frameset Page	p. 222
Understanding the Sidebar Page	p. 224
Creating a Two-Row Frame Page	p. 225
Creating the Frameset Page	p. 225
Understanding the Topbar Page	p. 227
Creating a Frame Page with Columns and Rows	p. 228
Creating the Frameset Page	p. 228
Understanding the Framed Pages	p. 229
Using a Nested Frameset File	p. 230
Understanding Pros and Cons of Using Frames	p. 231
Why Use Frames?	p. 231
Why Not Use Frames?	p. 231
Using META Elements in Frame Pages	p. 232
Using the NOFRAMES Element	p. 233
Creating a Simple NOFRAMES Element	p. 233
Making Sure Pages in Frames Can Stand Alone	p. 234
Creating a More Complex NOFRAMES Element	p. 235
Breaking Up a Framed Site into Multiple Framesets	p. 235
Using Styles with Multi-Page Web Sites	p. 236
Setting Up the Files to Be Styled	p. 236
Setting Up the Top Banner File	p. 237
Setting Up the Sidebar File	p. 238
Setting Up the Main Frame File	p. 239
Setting Up the Other Main Frame Files	p. 240
Creating the External Style Sheet	p. 240
Styling the Top Banner File	p. 241
Styling the Sidebar File	p. 241
Styling the Main Frame File	p. 242
Adding Rollover Buttons	p. 244
Using Relative URLs	p. 246
Reorganizing the A-Plus Printers Site	p. 247
Working with Files and Folders in Windows	p. 247
Working with Files and Folders on the Macintosh	p. 247
Creating the Relative URLs	p. 248
Editing the Top Banner File	p. 248
Editing the Sidebar File	p. 249
Editing the Main File	p. 249
Editing the Graphics Design File	p. 250
Editing the Style Sheet File	p. 250
Testing the Reorganized Site	p. 251
Creating Seamless Frames	p. 252
Controlling Frame Borders Using Styles	p. 253
Validating Your Web Pages	p. 254
Using the W3C HTML Validation Service	p. 254
Uploading an HTML File to Be Validated	p. 254
Correcting Errors	p. 256
Using Other Validators	p. 258
Publishing Web Sites	p. 258
Finding a Web Host	p. 258
Understanding What You Need to Know	p. 259
Using an FTP Program	p. 260
Chapter Summary	p. 261
Working with Forms	p. 267
Using the Example Files	p. 267
Using Mailto and CGI Forms	p. 267
Case Example: Creating a Submission Form	p. 268
Creating a Form	p. 268
Starting the Form	p. 269
Creating Input Controls	p. 269
Creating Text Boxes	p. 270
Creating Radio Buttons	p. 270
Creating Check Boxes	p. 271
Using Other Input Controls	p. 272
Creating List Menus	p. 272
Setting the Size of a List Menu	p. 273
Specifying Option Values	p. 273
Enabling Multiple Selections in a List Menu	p. 273
Creating Text Area Boxes	p. 274
Creating Control Buttons	p. 274
Creating Submit and Reset Buttons	p. 274
Creating an Image Button	p. 275
Using the BUTTON Element	p. 275
Testing the Form	p. 276
Filling in the Text Boxes	p. 277
Selecting a Radio Button	p. 277
Selecting a List Menu Option	p. 277
Selecting Check Boxes	p. 278
Filling In the Text Area Box	p. 278
Testing the Submit and Reset Buttons	p. 278
Setting the Tabbing Order	p. 279
Sending and Receiving Mailto Form Responses	p. 280
Setting Up Your Browser to Send Mailto Forms	p. 280
Using Mailto Forms with Netscape and Mozilla	p. 280
Using Mailto Forms with Internet Explorer	p. 280
Sending Mailto Form Responses	p. 281
Receiving Mailto Form Responses	p. 282
Deciphering Mailto Form Responses	p. 283
Using Mailto Form Utilities	p. 284
Creating CGI Forms	p. 284
Setting Up a CGI Form	p. 284
Setting Up and Configuring a Form-Processing CGI Script	p. 285
Using Telnet to Set Permissions for a CGI Script	p. 285
Using an FTP Program to Set CGI Script Permissions	p. 285
Understanding the CHMOD Number	p. 286
Sending and Receiving CGI Form Responses	p. 287
Designing Forms	p. 288
Using the PRE Element with Forms	p. 288
Using Colors and Backgrounds with Forms	p. 290
Using Tables with Forms	p. 290
Using JavaScript with Forms	p. 292
Chapter Summary	p. 294
Team Project	p. 303
HTML Quick Reference	p. 1
Special Characters Chart	p. 28
Web-Safe Colors Chart	p. 37
Index	p. 1
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